Asbestos Removal Blackheath

Blackheath's housing is dominated by inter-war and post-war weatherboard and fibro cottages, many built as weekenders or guesthouse annexes, together with detached asbestos-cement sheds, garages and laundries. At around a thousand metres the town gets frost, heavy rain and long damp periods, and that cycle has weathered a large share of the surviving asbestos cement well past the condition it would be in on the coastal plain.

The honest advice for a lot of Blackheath sheeting is that it is past patching. Once frost has been getting into hairline cracks for a few decades, the surface softens and the sheet stops behaving like bonded material — it breaks when it is handled rather than lifting off whole.

That is worth knowing before the quote, because it changes the answer to “can we just replace the damaged panels”. Usually the sensible scope is the whole elevation or the whole structure.

Weather also dictates the day. We do not run a Blackheath removal in driving rain or high wind: wet fragments spread, and wind takes them off the property. Pushing a job through bad weather here creates a much bigger problem than waiting two days.

Loads still travel to Blaxland, which from Blackheath is a solid trip down the highway. It gets built into the price up front rather than appearing later as a disposal surcharge.

Where it turns up locally

• Fibro sheeting on walls, eaves and garages
• Corrugated asbestos-cement roofing and sheds
• Asbestos-cement fencing along boundaries
• Vinyl floor tiles and their backing adhesive

Disposal

Asbestos waste from Blackheath has to go to a facility lawfully licensed to accept it. We transport to Blaxland Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility in Blaxland — the Blue Mountains council facility that accepts bonded asbestos, by prior booking You get the disposal documentation with your invoice.